July 03, 2014, 8:29AM

Tap Takeover doesn't quite convey the fact that Fremont Ridge will be devoting its taps to Gigantic beers all the month of July, starting tonight with PDXNZESB, the collaboration beer they brewed with New Zealand brewer Soren Eriksen of 8 Wired Brewing for the upcoming Beervana Exchange, when we'll send three Oregon beers and chef Paul Kasten to a Taste of Portland tent at the Beervana festival in Wellington NZ in late August... Full story »

April 30, 2012, 2:14PM

Last weekend's Oregon Garden Brewfest --- the eighth --- set a new attendance record of 6000 people, double the previous year, and the eagerly awaited Gigantic Brewing won the Peoples' Choice award for the most popular beer --- though not the Gigantic beer I would've chosen... Full story »

April 14, 2012, 11:11AM

Here are some photos from my most recent visit to Gigantic Brewing, the eagerly awaited production brewery and tasting room founded by two of Portland's finest: Van Havig and Ben Love. The brewery is up and running, and they've got almost everything finished and ready for the opening day, Wednesday May 9. Full story »

February 15, 2012, 9:47AM

Things are definitely getting closer at Ben and Van's brewery-soon-to-be. The mash tun should be delivered Friday, which completes their brewhouse --- except, of course for plumbing and wiring, but you can't do that stuff without the tun, kettle and tanks in place. I'll get to the most recent progress in a bit, but first here are two events this week that'll give you a chance to preview Gigantic Brewing. Full story »

December 24, 2011, 9:42AM

It's been a big week at Gigantic Brewing, where we left last week with the brewery's new floor being poured...then came the big news, that the feds --- the Alcohol and Tobacco Trade & Tax Bureau or the TTB --- had approved Gigantic's brewery application in an amazingly short 34 days --- and they've got their first beer brewed and first brewers dinner planned, for Jan 28, both at Pelican in Pacific City... Full story »

December 15, 2011, 8:13AM

Ben and Van brewed their first Giganti beer, a baltic porter last Friday at Pelican Brewery, and plan several more collaborationh brews while they await approval for their brewery. They've got their license app into the OLCC and the city, and their TTB app into the feds and the new brewery floor is being poured today...when asked about a possible opening time for the tasting room, Ben said February or Mar and Van said Christmas: "I want everything to happen by Christmas..." Full story »

October 15, 2011, 7:47AM

Brewers at Alameda's new production brewery and at Mike Wright's new brewery The Commons each made their first batches of beer this week, and Ben Love and Van Havig are starting to build their new brewery, Gigantic Brewing...and that means more great beer for Beervana... Full story »